45 Hong Kong democracy activists sentenced to up 10 years

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years over their roles in an unofficial primary election held in 2020, in the territory's biggest national security case to date under a law imposed by Beijing the same year.Legal scholar Benny Tai, accused of being an organizer of the primary election, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars by the Hong Kong High Court, while notable activists Au Nok-hin and Joshua Wong received prison terms of six years and nine months and four years and eight months, respectively.In May, the defendants were found gu…READ FULL ARTICLE